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RIFLEMAN screw gunvessel (1848)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifleman | Portsmouth DYd | 7.1845 | 10.8.1846 | 1.7.1848 | survey ship 1862 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 624 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 45.7 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.08 |
| Draught, m | 4.72 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, geared |
| Power, h. p. | 367ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt SBML, 4 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
| Complement | 80 |
Project history
Wooden-hulled 1st class gunvessel, John Fincham design, approved in 1845. Similar to iron-hulled Sharpshooter. Rerated as 3rd class sloop in 1854. Sepoy and Cossack were also ordered in 1846 but cancelled in 1849.
Modernizations
1848: re-engined with 1 2-cyl VSE, oscillating, geared (188ihp, 8kts)
Naval service
No significant events.
